Seeing Emperor Jing's fists clenched, Guo Tianyang hurriedly stepped forward and comforted him in a low voice: "Master, this is what this unruly man is like. He only does three things all day long: eating, sleeping, and scolding the court. But this can only be done by oneself, but if outsiders scold the court, they will She still favors us in her heart. I saw a lot when I was young, so please don’t take it to heart."
Zhang Biao's ears were sharp and he added angrily: "Whoever said so, I never scold the imperial court."
Guo Tianyang pulled his face and gave him a fierce look.
"Are you a troublemaker? Did you say that!?"
You big fat bastard, why don't you just stay here? Why are you talking so much?
However, when Zhang Biao opened his mouth, Emperor Jing became inexplicably cheerful and looked at Zhang Biao with admiration.
"Great wisdom is like foolishness."
Guo Tianyang: "..."
Fang Zhengyi became anxious when he heard that Wang Erzhu said that the court was wrong in front of Emperor Jing.
Is your boy dying? Although my old father-in-law is a kind and generous person.
But I'm obviously in a bad mood today...Why are you talking such nonsense? I even made up a conspiracy theory.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The war has nothing to do with Xinzhang County. Xinzhang County is not good, but our Dajing has been developing rapidly in these years. How can we say that the imperial court is not good?" Fang Zheng said seriously.
Wang Erzhu was angry: "Damn it, don't I know if my life is good or not?"
"The imperial court sent a fool to make Xinzhang County a mess. Is it possible that we can't let others speak their minds? Why don't you explain to me, whose fault is it not the imperial court's fault?"
Fang Zheng turned around and looked at Emperor Jing, seeing that his face was a little dark, and said calmly: "This is just a problem in Xinzhang County. Besides, don't you have land? How can you not have enough to eat when you are trying hard?"
"I have worked very hard to live!"
The two of them were muttering to each other, and Emperor Jing's face became darker and darker as he listened.
"Okay, stop complaining." Fang Zheng said plausibly: "We are both ordinary people. Of course I am on your side, but we have to be fair in everything. Just say how good things have been in recent years! Isn't your Majesty wise? Divine martial arts?"
When mentioning His Majesty, Wang Erzhu was stunned for a moment, and then said coquettishly: "That's right... His Majesty is wise, but I haven't lived well, so isn't Your Majesty wise?"
"Hiss... I asked you why you can't get in the oil and salt!"
But at this moment, Emperor Jing came over and said to Fang Zheng: "Okay, you don't have to argue. Follow me out first, Zhang Biao is waiting in the room."
The tone of Emperor Jing's words sounded like he had become the master of the house.
Wang Erzhu didn't dare to refute. When he saw Emperor Jing and the others walking out, his eyes turned to Zhang Biao.
Zhang Biao basically didn't say much, making him very insignificant.
When Wang Erzhu took a closer look, he was shocked: "Oh my God! You are as strong as a cow. You have to eat so much. Mr. Huang seems to have a lot of money..."
...
Outside the house, Emperor Jing has not spoken yet.
Fang Zhengyi took the lead: "I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that such a vicious incident would happen during His Majesty's tour!"
"When did this trend of fraud in the officialdom stop!" Fang Zheng knocked on his chest and said sadly.
As he spoke, he glanced at Emperor Jing furtively, and when he saw that he was not looking at him, the corner of his mouth twitched quickly.
Guo Tianyang captured this scene immediately, with extreme contempt on his expression.
When Emperor Jing heard this, he sighed: "Sun Sheng seems to be a magnanimous person, but he has a human face and a beast's heart! I have also made mistakes sometimes, but I am lucky that he can pretend so well."
Fang Zheng said: "Your Majesty, I think that cheating may not be Sun Sheng's original intention..."
"how do I say this."
"I have been observing him since I came here. If he really acted well from the moment we entered the city, we should have found some people to perform in front of His Majesty. Why did we do this outside the farmland?"
"I just heard that Sun Sheng was in charge of the Qingming Dynasty for the first two months and performed well. But why did his style suddenly change two months later? This change is quite drastic."
Emperor Jing said doubtfully: "Tell me the important point."
"It's very simple. Sun Sheng was deceived. After entering the city, Sun Sheng has been telling His Majesty his governance strategy. After listening to it, I felt that it was very clean and neat."
"Now that I think about it, maybe that's where the problem lies. His methods are too harsh and straightforward, and his actions are rigid, with no room for change at all."
"If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. He has just arrived, and there is no team at all in Xinzhang County. At first, everyone will be afraid of the three fires of the new official's appointment. They can tolerate the temporary concession of profits, but as time goes by, Even the people in the county government can't accept it. They have served in the county before and have already formed a relationship with the gentry."
"Everyone from top to bottom was dissatisfied with him, so they united together. At the same time, they were afraid of his background, so they coaxed him and lied to him."
"But how can we explain the increase in annual income in Xinzhang County?" Emperor Jing asked.
Fang Zheng said: "I'm afraid this is a coalition of wealthy households willing to give up part of their profits and report it to the court."
"Compared to the gains they made by joining forces to exploit the people, these 20% is nothing! As long as Sun Sheng is stabilized, they can always monopolize the whole city and suck the blood of the people in the city."
"Even if the incident comes to light in the future, we can definitely push out the scapegoat Sun Sheng, and they will escape unscathed."
Emperor Jing nodded thoughtfully.
Fang Zhengyi continued: "In the final analysis, I think Sun Sheng is a good person in nature, but he has a common problem among scholars."
"What's the common problem?"
"Without feet in the mud, his understanding of the people's sentiments is far from deep enough. If everything is as I imagined, then he should seldom walk among the people. For all situations and plans in the city, he relies on reports one by one from below before making decisions. , otherwise they will not be deceived. It is understandable if the center of the imperial court does things like this, but for a county, if you cannot go to the ground to talk to the people in person, there must be major omissions in the governance. I still have some experience in this area .”
Seeing that Emperor Jing was listening seriously, Fang Zheng's expression gradually showed a look of nostalgia.
"When I was in Taoyuan County, I had to personally attend to everything. Every street and every building must be visited in person. I could not rest until the fortifications were completed. As for the public opinion polls, they were also checked once a month. Major events must be personally investigated. All the documents are clearly recorded in the file, and then we can check them carefully according to the pictures."
"The most important thing is to mediate among the interests of all parties and strive to satisfy the majority of people, and to be fair, just and open. Only in this way can Taoyuan County be what it is today."
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, he raised his chin slightly, waiting for his father-in-law's kind words.
Emperor Jing was a little lost in thought, and it took him a while to react before he said hesitantly.
"You...are you still so diligent?"
"???"
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